Hamstring Curl

	Hamstring Curl Hamstring curl may refer to a variety of exercises that target the hamstrings, including: * Nordic hamstring curl Leg curl The leg curl is an isolation exercise that targets the hamstring muscles. The exercise involves flexing the lower leg against resistance towards the buttocks. There are three types of leg curls. There are seated leg curls, lying leg curls, and s ... {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hamstrings In human anatomy, a hamstring () is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles in between the hip and the knee (from medial to lateral: semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris). The hamstrings are susceptible to injury. In quadrupeds, the hamstring is the single large tendon found behind the knee or comparable area. Criteria The common criteria of any hamstring muscles are: # Muscles should originate from ischial tuberosity. # Muscles should be inserted over the knee joint, in the tibia or in the fibula. # Muscles will be innervated by the tibial branch of the sciatic nerve. # Muscle will participate in flexion of the knee joint and extension of the hip joint. Those muscles which fulfill all of the four criteria are called true hamstrings. The adductor magnus reaches only up to the adductor tubercle of the femur, but it is included amongst the hamstrings because the tibial collateral ligament of the knee joint morphologically is the degenerated tendon of this m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nordic Hamstring Curl The Nordic hamstring curl (NHC) is an exercise in which a person kneels with their feet fixed in position and lowers their body by extending the knee. It reduces hamstring injuries in athletes, and is commonly used as a form of injury prevention. NHC increases strength of the hamstrings and length of the fascia, sprint speed, and change of direction Change of direction (''COD'') is any activity that involves a rapid whole-body movement with a pre-planned change of velocity or direction. In elite sports, the speed at which an athlete can do a change of direction is especially valuable in cou ... ability. It is debated whether NHC is an open or closed chain exercise. NHC has been compared to the razor hamstring curl. References {{reflist Bodyweight exercises Hamstring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]